{"id":5499,"date":"2021-08-02T17:47:22","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T17:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-ushistory1\/chapter\/learning-outcomes-2\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T15:15:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T15:15:46","slug":"learning-outcomes-2","status":"web-only","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-ushistory1\/chapter\/learning-outcomes-2\/","title":{"raw":"Learning Outcomes","rendered":"Learning Outcomes"},"content":{"raw":"<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-254\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01225024\/outcomes.jpg\" alt=\"icon of a magnifying glass over a list\" width=\"200\" height=\"201\" \/>\r\n\r\nThe content, assignments, and assessments for United States History I<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>are aligned to learning outcomes. 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